After the Lachine Rapids, we’re ready for a tour of Old Lachine, a place not very high on the list of things to do in Montreal, but frankly worth a visit. Less than ten kilometres from the city centre, we are transported into what looks like a small country town. You find many streets with houses that would be very much in their place outside of the island of Montreal. All this with a rather retro feel, as evidenced by the faded shopping centre sign… It is also here that ends (or begins, it depends) the historic Lachine Canal, which allowed ships to bypass the rapids, until the advent of the Seaway in the 50s.

Thanks Jacqui. It wouldn’t be a bad place to live apart from the fact that public transportation there isn’t great. The metro line doesn’t reach Lachine so you are stuck with buses which aren’t always very efficient or frequent…